Harris W. FAWELL

(1929- )

FAWELL, Harris W., a
Representative from Illinois; born in West Chicago, Du Page County,
Ill., March 25, 1929; graduated from West Chicago Community High
School, West Chicago, Ill., 1929; attended North Central College,
Naperville, Ill., 1947-1949; LL.B., Chicago-Kent College of Law,
Chicago, Ill., 1952; admitted to the bar and practiced law
1954-1984; member of the Illinois state senate, 1963-1977; member
of the Illinois Commission on Children, 1967-1977; unsuccessful
candidate for the Illinois Supreme Court in 1976; delegate to
Republican National Convention, 1968 and 1988; elected as a
Republican to the Ninety-ninth and to the six succeeding Congresses
(January 3, 1985-January 3, 1999).

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present